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October 30, 2023Episode 992 - Brand name variations - Indians - Minimum ages - What's the sport? - Rhinoceros now
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 992, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Brand Name Variations
1: Hellmann's on the east coast and Best Foods out west are different brand names for this same product, around since 1920.

mayonnaise.

2: In Australia, Hungry Jack's is home to the Whopper, found at this chain in America.

Burger King.

3: In Canada, "It's not delivery, it's Delissio", what we know better in the U.S. as this frozen pizza brand.

DiGiorno.

4: Part of the U.S. has Edy's and part has this brand name that honors Edy's ice cream-making partner.

Dreyer's.

5: Around the world, what we call Diet Coke is known as Coca-Cola this 5-letter word.

light.
Round 2. Category: Indians
1: After the Sioux began using these animals, they gave up permanent villages to follow the buffalo.

horses.

2: The ghost dance was supposed to bring back dead Indian heroes and make them disappear.

the white men.

3: These, carried over from Europe, killed more Indians than war did.

smallpox germs (diseases).

4: It was a Mohawk leader named Hiawatha who put together this 5-nation league.

Iroquois League.

5: The Powhatan Indians of Virginia called this crop "apooke".

tobacco.
Round 3. Category: Minimum Ages
1: To legally buy alcohol across the U.S..

21.

2: To see an R-rated movie unaccompanied by an adult.

17.

3: To vote in Canadian national elections.

18.

4: To play on the Senior PGA Tour.

50.

5: To serve as a Congressman.

25.
Round 4. Category: What'S The Sport?
1: Touchback,forward progress.

football.

2: Chip out,Nassau.

golf.

3: Chukker,tail shot.

polo.

4: Backcheck,delayed whistle.

hockey.

5: Memphis attack,high post.

basketball.
Round 5. Category: Rhinoceros Now
1: This object that projects from a rhino's nose is made from a protein called keratin.

horn.

2: Like many health-conscious humans, rhinos have this type of diet.

vegetarian.

3: The rhino is closely related to this animal, though we won't hear "My kingdom for a rhino" anytime soon.

horse.

4: Except for the Sumatran type, rhinos don't have much of this, except at tail tips or the fringe on the ears.

hair.

5: People turn into savage rhinos in this Romanian-born author's 1959 play.

EugÃƒÂ¨ne Ionesco.
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October 29, 2023Episode 991 - Jokers are wild - J.j. abrams, busy man - Jeopardy! drinking games - 3 for the show - Headgear
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 991, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Jokers Are Wild
1: This late funnyman, ever in search of respect: "I met the Surgeon General. He offered me a cigarette".

(Rodney) Dangerfield.

2: By George, this standup comic said, "As soon as someone is identified as an unsung hero, he no longer is".

George Carlin.

3: Jack Handey: "Blow ye winds, like" this Miles Davis instrument "blows, but without that noise".

a trumpet.

4: For "Blazing Saddles", this legendary black standup wrote the classic line "Mongo only pawn in game of life".

Richard Pryor.

5: This extremely deadpan comic asked, "What's another word for thesaurus?".

Steven Wright.
Round 2. Category: J.J. Abrams, Busy Man
1: In 2009 J.J. Abrams went where Leonard Nimoy had gone before and directed this film.

Star Trek.

2: J.J. didn't write or direct, but produced 2011's "Mission: Impossible", subtitled this.

Ghost Protocol.

3: J.J. co-created this ABC drama that was so intriguing, a man simply opening a hatch became a major event.

Lost.

4: J.J. said he created this Jennifer Garner series by thinking, "What if Felicity was a spy?".

Alias.

5: Say you write a script about a '70s train crash; if you're J.J., you call it this, direct it and have Spielberg produce.

Super 8.
Round 3. Category: Jeopardy! Drinking Games
1: Like actress Sally, this last name of 19th century U.S. department store owner Marshall is singular; add an "S"--imbibe.

Field.

2: When naming this member of the 2nd triumvirate, don't add an "H" to his last name or you're talking about J. Lo's hubby.

Mark Antony.

3: If you add the incorrect "S" to this last book of the Bible that tells of the opening of 6 seals, down a whole cup.

Revelation.

4: If you say the WCTU is the "Women's Christian" rather than the "Woman's Christian" this, take a non-alcoholic swig.

Temperance Union.

5: Drink up if you say (incorrectly) this African-American author wrote "The Invisible Man"; he penned "Invisible Man".

Ralph Ellison.
Round 4. Category: 3 For The Show
1: Kevin Costner, Kelly Reilly and Mo brings plenty landed in Montana.

Yellowstone.

2: CBS cops (or C.O.P.S.?) Lina Esco, David Lim and Alex Russell.

S.W.A.T..

3: Ming-na Wen, Jennifer Beals and Temuera Morrison, who opens "The Book of" this mysterious title sci-fi guy.

Boba Fett.

4: Kyle Richards, Lisa Rinna and Garcelle Beauvais get "Real".

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.

5: John Cena (not exactly living up to the title), Danielle Brooks and Jennifer Holland.

Peacemaker.
Round 5. Category: Headgear
1: This type of cap is part of a Brownie Girl Scout Uniform.

a beanie.

2: To show off their curls, men turned up the brim 1st on 1 side, then both, then the back, making this hat.

a tricorn hat.

3: Presidents wore silk toppers to inaugurations till Eisenhower broke tradition in '53 with this German design.

a homberg.

4: Wearing one of these protectors is usually associated with someone a little out on the fringe.

a tinfoil hat.

5: Ahoy! There's a mode of transport in the name of this straw hat with a flat crown and a ribbon band.

a boater.
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October 28, 2023Episode 990 - Moses - Top of the bill - Knots to you - Lemon squeezy - Double-letter geography
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 990, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Moses
1: Born in 1860, this farmer's wife began painting her famous landscapes in her late 70s.

Grandma Moses.

2: Before Moses died on Mount Pisgah, he scaled this mount to chat with Yahweh.

Mount Sinai.

3: In 1956's "The Ten Commandments" this man's son Fraser played the baby Moses.

Charlton Heston.

4: In 1976 and 1984 he won Olympic gold in the 400-meter hurdles.

Edwin Moses.

5: The novel "A Woman Called Moses" recants the heroic struggles of this abolitionist.

Harriet Tubman.
Round 2. Category: Top Of The Bill
1: "Saving Private Ryan", 1998: this actor, not Private Ryan.

Tom Hanks.

2: "The Godfather Part II", 1974: this actor who could have been nicknamed Fredo himself.

Alfredo James Pacino.

3: "Some Like It Hot", 1959: her.

Marilyn Monroe.

4: "The Princess Bride", 1987: this leading man whose name was not Inigo Montoya.

Cary Elwes.

5: "Enter the Dragon", 1973: this martial arts legend.

Bruce Lee.
Round 3. Category: Knots To You
1: Kind of knot that sounds like its tied by your mother's mother.

a granny knot.

2: Term for a knot used to fasten a rope to an object or "your wagon to a star".

hitch.

3: This geometric knot is one of the oldest in use.

a square knot.

4: Half a pair of pants, or the looseness in a knot.

slack.

5: Not tightness per se, but this kinetic force gives knots their holding power.

friction.
Round 4. Category: Lemon Squeezy
1: For a classic French 75, along with the gin, lemon juice and simple syrup, you have to break out a bottle of this sparkling wine.

champagne.

2: Whisk yolks in the top of a double boiler and slowly add clarified butter and lemon juice to make this, 1 of cuisine's "mother sauces".

hollandaise.

3: A classic pie is filled with tart lemon and topped with this, stiffly beaten egg whites and sugar.

meringue.

4: This outermost layer of a lemon peel--just the skin and not the white pith--has aromatic oils that add flavor to food.

zest.

5: Salt-preserved lemons can accompany this Moroccan stew made in an earthenware pot of the same name.

a tagine.
Round 5. Category: Double-Letter Geography
1: The Arabic name of this Muslim nation in northwest Africa means "The Western Kingdom".

Morocco.

2: This capital city was founded in 1840 on Lambton Harbour at the extreme south part of the North Island.

Wellington.

3: Fort Peck Dam on this river in Montana provides irrigation and hydroelectric power for much of the region.

the Missouri.

4: This Canadian provincial capital lies about halfway between Vancouver and Montreal.

Winnipeg(, Manitoba).

5: The longest river originating in this mountain range is the Garonne, which flows northward through France.

the Pyrenees.
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October 27, 2023Episode 989 - The communist manifesto - From d to d - Baltimore - Plot - Tv narrators
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 989, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: The Communist Manifesto
1: These 2 authors were both in their 20s when they wrote the pamphlet.

Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.

2: The pamphlet ends, "Workers of the world," do this!.

unite.

3: The proletarians "have nothing to lose but" these.

Their chains.

4: "The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of" these.

class struggles.

5: "The theory of the Communists may be summed up in the single sentence: abolition of" this, an alliterative phrase.

private property.
Round 2. Category: From D To D
1: Beastly cross-country transport in Arctic regions.

a dog sled.

2: Adjective meaning you are so surprised by something that you do not know what to do or say.

dumbfounded.

3: The name of these muscles comes from their triangular shape.

deltoids.

4: A car battery brand, or someone loyal to particular ideas and unwilling to change.

Diehard.

5: The plastic skin stretched tight over a snare or bass frame.

a drumhead.
Round 3. Category: Baltimore
1: Begun in 1815, America's first large-scale monument to this man towers above Mount Vernon Place.

George Washington.

2: The 1814 bombardment of this nearby site is commemorated on Defenders' Day.

Fort McHenry.

3: "Liberty Heights" and "Diner" are among the Baltimore-set movies by this Baltimore-born writer and director.

Barry Levinson.

4: Famous for its medical school, this university celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2001.

Johns Hopkins.

5: Horse racing's Preakness Stakes runs each May at this racetrack.

Pimlico.
Round 4. Category: Plot
1: Code name Valkyrie, the July plot was a 1944 attempt to assassinate this man.

Hitler.

2: The gunpowder in the 1605 gunpowder plot was found under this building.

Parliament.

3: A certain agency whose initials are C.I.A. helped plot the overthrow of this country's PM Mossadegh in 1953.

Iran.

4: Khrushchev said in 1956 that this leader had created the trumped-up "Doctors' Plot".

Stalin.

5: Yui Shosetsu failed in 1651 to oust the Tokugawa shogunate with an army of these "masterless warriors".

ronin.
Round 5. Category: Tv Narrators
1: The finale of this sitcom was not narrated by Bob Saget but by Josh Radnor, who played the title pronoun.

How I Met Your Mother.

2: Michael C. Hall played the titular serial killer and narrator of this Showtime series.

Dexter.

3: (I'm Iain Armitage.) So you don't get us mixed up, on the show "Young Sheldon", I play young Sheldon Cooper, while this actor is the voice of older Sheldon.

Jim Parsons.

4: Mary Alice Young is the omniscient dead narrator of this series about her neighbors on Wisteria Lane.

Desperate Housewives.

5: As the narrator of "Arrested Development" he said, "Tobias was a never-nude, which is exactly what it sounds like".

Ron Howard.
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October 26, 2023Episode 988 - Movie characters - Conventions - Cool news - "angel"ic songs - The 1990s
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 988, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Movie Characters
1: Igor,Frau Blucher,Dr. Frederick Frankenstein.

Young Frankenstein.

2: Mother Abbess,Captain Von Trapp,Maria.

The Sound of Music.

3: John Travolta played paint salesman and disco king Tony Manero in this 1977 film.

Saturday Night Fever.

4: Dodge,Cornelius,Dr. Zira.

Planet of the Apes.

5: Max Von Mayerling,Joe Gillis,Norma Desmond.

Sunset Boulevard.
Round 2. Category: Conventions
1: On "Saturday Night Live", William Shatner told attendees at this type of convention, "Get a life!".

Star Trek.

2: New England Federalists convened in Hartford in 1814 to denounce this war.

War of 1812.

3: In the film "Chasing Amy", boy meets girl at a convention for artists and fans of these.

Comic books.

4: The Annapolis Convention of 1786 did nothing but suggest holding this convention in Philadelphia.

Constitutional Convention.

5: (Hi, I'm Paula Poundstone) I heard stories of Bob Dole in a towel at the 1996 Republican Convention in this California city.

San Diego.
Round 3. Category: Cool News
1: 17-year-old Wolf Cukier discovered a planet just 3 days into his internship with this government agency.

NASA.

2: M.I.T. researchers used a solar still, evaporation and condensation in this process to make ocean water drinkable.

desalinization.

3: In 2020 this sports league and its players association reached a deal that will pay top centers and point guards in excess of $500,000 a year.

the WNBA.

4: In 2019 Tunisia held its second straight election that was considered to meet the alliterative criterion "free and" this.

fair.

5: A sort of "EpiPen" for spinal cord injuries could thwart paralysis by using these microscopic "particles".

nanoparticles.
Round 4. Category: AngelIc Songs. With Angel in quotes
1: Marilee Rush and Juice Newton hit the Top Ten telling us about this angel.

"Angel of the Morning" (Angel in the Morning accepted).

2: In 1955, both The Crew-Cuts and The Penguins asked her, "When will you be mine?".

"Earth Angel".

3: In '62 Neil Sedaka called himself "The luckiest devil in the neighborhood" because he lived there.

"Next Door to an Angel".

4: Charley Pride advised 1st to do this, then "Love her like the devil when you get back home".

"Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'".

5: Only Billboard Top 40 hit for Alan O'Day, it climbed all the way to No. 1:"Cryin' on my pillow, lonely in my bed /Then I heard a voice beside me, and she softly said /Wonder is your night light, magic is your dream...".

"Undercover Angel".
Round 5. Category: The 1990s
1: In 1993 General Beg of this countrv said yes, we have nukes and we'll use them on India if we have to.

Pakistan.

2: He hinted he'd run for president in March of 1992, withdrew in July, then re-entered in October.

H. Ross Perot.

3: The world lost 2 of its greatest dancers: Margot Fonteyn in 1991 and this man, her partner, in 1993.

Rudolf Nureyev.

4: This trade pact went into effect in January 1994 and by 2008, nearly all tariffs between its 3 participating nations were gone.

NAFTA.

5: Queen Elizabeth II and Francois Mitterrand appeared together at the opening of this on May 6, 1994.

the opening of the "Chunnel" (the Channel tunnel).
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October 25, 2023Episode 987 - Tough-pourri - Nonmetals - Vice - Addresses - Eat like a horse
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 987, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Tough-Pourri
1: Students are allowed to bring a toad, a cat or an owl to this fictional boarding school.

Hogwarts.

2: This last Ivy-League school to win this college football bowl game was Columbia University in 1934.

the Rose Bowl.

3: When "Face The Nation" premiered in 1954, this first guest was grilled over comments he had been making about the Army.

Senator Joe McCarthy.

4: In 1907, the first 4 groups in this org. started in England were the Bulls, the Wolves, the Curlews and the Ravens.

Boy Scouts.

5: On this date in 1999, England's Guardian newspaper announced a coup in the nation of San Seriffe.

April 1st.
Round 2. Category: Nonmetals
1: General Foods first introduced this nondairy dessert topping in 1966.

Cool Whip.

2: Fake flowers Marie Osmond sang about in 1973.

"Paper Roses".

3: Little Boy Blue slept under one.

haystack.

4: The Hebrew name for this taboo meat is basar chazir.

pork.

5: Encarta says clothes with a high content of this plastic fiber "became popular in the 1970s".

polyester.
Round 3. Category: Vice
1: If you don't care if it's Godiva or a Clark Bar, you've got to have it, you're this, a word dating back at least to the 1960s.

a chocoholic.

2: Ulysses S. Grant smoked these, including Cheroots, to the tune of 20 a day.

cigars.

3: In this movie Paul Giamatti plays Miles, whose vice is wine, especially his prized 1961 Chateau Cheval Blanc.

Sideways.

4: A 1998 study showed release of dopamine, a pleasure-bringing neurotransmitter, in subjects during a tank-driving one of these.

a video game.

5: The book "Aristocratic Vice" examines the vices of the 18th century English nobility, including these "affairs of honor".

a duel.
Round 4. Category: Addresses
1: This animated family lived at 201 Cobblestone Way in Bedrock.

the Flintstones.

2: At night you'll have no trouble spotting this stadium at 1060 W. Addison St., Chicago--it's now lighted.

Wrigley Field.

3: Whether travelling by land or sea, don't miss this attraction at 193 Salem St. in Boston.

the Old North Church.

4: President Hoover was among those dedicating this NYC building at 350 Fifth Ave. on May 1, 1931.

the Empire State Building.

5: You'd find this at 1313 S. Harbor Boulevard in Anaheim, CA.

Disneyland.
Round 5. Category: Eat Like A Horse
1: Horses love this fruit of the genus Malus; does one a day keep the vet away?.

an apple.

2: Though they're vegetarians, many male horses have 4 of these long "doglike" teeth used for tearing food.

canines.

3: Whether crushed, rolled or cooked, these are a high-energy horse food; too much can cause horsie overexuberance.

oats.

4: For joint health, some experts recommend giving horses this oil from fish of the genus Gadus--blecch!.

cod liver oil.

5: This protein-rich plant of the pea family is like steak for horses; don't give the little rascals too much of it.

alfalfa.
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October 24, 2023Episode 986 - Frock around the clock - I quit! - In a minute - Last line of a shakespeare act - Sitcom characters
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 986, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Frock Around The Clock
1: If you want to wear a this length dress in the U.K., wear it around 4 P.M., when the steeped beverage is commonly served.

tea.

2: This hyphenated style of dress containing 2 altitude extremes is perfect for noon or midnight.

a high-low.

3: When it precedes "gown", this 4-letter undergarment is worn for bedtime; before "dress", not for bedtime.

slip.

4: For 5 o'clock, maybe try this simple dress that has the same name as the key under "caps lock".

a shift.

5: For the cocktail hour, perhaps this dress, that sounds like a good place to stash a dagger.

a sheath.
Round 2. Category: I Quit!
1: When he left NASA to be a Univ. of Cincinnati prof., he took one giant leap into retirement from the public eye.

Neil Armstrong.

2: His sudden retirement from the NBA on Nov. 7, 1991 shocked the sports world.

Earvin "Magic" Johnson.

3: In 1974, frustrated with GM's management, he quit and with British funding, built a stainless steel luxury sports car.

John DeLorean.

4: On Nov. 25, 1980 Roberto Duran said, "No mas" and quit in the eighth round against this fighter.

Sugar Ray Leonard.

5: In March 1987 Bettino Craxi quit after a 3 1/2-year term in this post, a post-WWII record.

prime minister of Italy.
Round 3. Category: In A Minute
1: Each minute 5 million of these are sent; how many of them are spam, we don't know.

E-mails.

2: Men's Health magazine says the average guy can do 33 of these in a minute in his 20s, 21 in his 40s.

push-ups.

3: In a June 2000 film Nicolas Cage played a guy who could do this in a minute.

Steal a car.

4: Each minute it pumps about 5 quarts of blood.

The heart.

5: Under the slogan "Real Estate for the Real World", this company claims on average to buy or sell a home every minute.

Century 21.
Round 4. Category: Last Line Of A Shakespeare Act
1: Act II of this play ends, "My Regan counsels well; come out o' the storm".

King Lear.

2: Act I of this play concludes with, "The motion's good indeed and be it so, Petruchio, I shall be your Ben Venuto".

The Taming of the Shrew.

3: Fortinbras ends act V and this play with "Go, bid the soldiers shoot".

Hamlet.

4: Stephano tells him, "O brave monster! Lead the way".

Caliban.

5: This title character declares, "He shall have every day a several greeting, or I'll unpeople Egypt".

Cleopatra.
Round 5. Category: Sitcom Characters
1: This mailman on "Cheers" gleaned some of his knowledge from reading the magazines he delivered.

Cliff (Clavin).

2: "The Days and Nights of" this divorcee moved from NBC to the Lifetime Network in 1989.

Molly Dodd.

3: This character was a "lovely lady who was bringing up three very lovely girls".

Carol Brady.

4: He plays assistant football coach Luther Van Dam on "Coach".

Jerry Van Dyke.

5: Name of the writer played by Rose Marie on "The Dick Van Dyke Show".

Sally Rogers.
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October 23, 2023Episode 985 - Recent ballot measures - Mindblowers - Also an asteroid - The roosevelts: an intimate history - Tv guide's 50 greatest characters
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 985, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Recent Ballot Measures
1: In 2018 Florida voted to return voting rights to ex-felons and to ban racing of dogs, specifically these.

greyhounds.

2: Missouri amended its constitution to make it easier to run one of these games with a 5-letter name-o.

bingo.

3: Per Prop 12, a calf raised for this meat in California must live in at least 43 square feet.

veal.

4: It makes sense that this state passed the "right to live free from governmental intrusion" amendment.

New Hampshire.

5: In 2018 6 states adopted this victims' rights law named for the late Ms. Nicholas.

Marsy's Law.
Round 2. Category: Mindblowers
1: Decca Records rejected signing this band in 1962, saying, "we don't like their sound" and guitars are on the way out.

the Beatles.

2: This San Antonio Spurs star originally trained to be an Olympic swimmer, but Hurricane Hugo wrecked the pool.

Tim Duncan.

3: The wife of this "Give me liberty or give me death" speechmaker was confined at home due to mental illness.

Patrick Henry.

4: There are about 4,000 species of mammals, 8,700 species of birds and 1 million known species of these creatures.

insects.

5: In 2002 the Hormel corporation produced its 6 billionth can of this foodstuff.

Spam.
Round 3. Category: Also An Asteroid
1: The son who flew too near the Sun.

Icarus.

2: "Flowery" part of the eye.

the Iris.

3: The greatest Greek warrior of the Trojan War.

Achilles.

4: This voluptuous horror movie hostess who was more bare than scare.

Elvira.

5: It's paired with Guadalupe in the name of a Mexico City neighborhood.

Hidalgo.
Round 4. Category: The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
1: On April 25, 1865, 6-year-old Teddy watched from a window as this man's funeral procession moved through Manhattan.

Abraham Lincoln.

2: Eleanor's triumph, passage of the UDHR, got her the first standing ovation for a single delegate in this organization's history.

the United Nations.

3: On accepting the 1932 nomination for president, FDR said, "I pledge you, I pledge myself to a" this "for the American people".

a New Deal.

4: Referring to this volunteer regiment and their victorious charge in Cuba, Teddy called it "the great day of my life".

the Rough Riders.

5: Before her death in 1962, Eleanor made a final visit to the old family summer home on this Canadian island.

Campobello.
Round 5. Category: Tv Guide'S 50 Greatest Characters
1: Weighing in at No. 6, this son of Sarek and Amanda is the only alien in the Top 10.

Mr. Spock.

2: No. 3 on the list, this character was once pinned to a kitchen cabinet by a giant loaf of bread.

Lucy Ricardo.

3: No. 11 on the list, this backstabbing, bed-hopping oil baron was once shot by a mysterious assailant.

J.R. Ewing.

4: No. 46, this princess wears a leather and metal outift.

Xena.

5: This cop ranked No. 18 is the only totally bald character on the list, baby.

Kojak.
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October 22, 2023Episode 984 - The "heart" of rock and roll - Questionable dates of birth - Feathered friends - Tech company names - That's just nuts!
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 984, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: The Heart Of Rock And Roll. With Heart in quotes
1: Blondie topped the charts with this song.

"Heart Of Glass".

2: "Don't you mess around" with this, Pat Benatar's first hit.

"Heartbreaker".

3: Adam Levine and Gym Class Heroes duetted on this 2011 No. 1; they must've sung into separate microphones.

"Stereo Hearts".

4: In the title of a No. 1 hit, Bonnie Tyler suffered from this astronomical problem.

"Total Eclipse Of The Heart".

5: "Hey! Wait! I got a new complaint" about this Nirvana song--there's no candy inside!.

"Heart-Shaped Box".
Round 2. Category: Questionable Dates Of Birth
1: Born in 1927, late congressman Joe Moakley was among many who lied about their ages to do this.

enlist in the military.

2: At one point this actress and future first lady took 2 years off her age.

Nancy Reagan.

3: In 2001 a Bronx team was stripped of its third-place finish in this event for using an overage pitcher.

Little League World Series.

4: A 32-year-old actress pretending to be 19 got a job writing for this WB TV show about a college girl.

Felicity.

5: Research found Aug. 4, 2001 to be Louis Armstrong's centennial, though he said he was born on this big day in 1900.

Independence Day/Fourth of July.
Round 3. Category: Feathered Friends
1: Almost 30% of the world's endangered bird species are on this island state.

Hawaii.

2: The males of these largest flightless birds have black and white plumage; the females are brownish.

an ostrich.

3: The pelican is distinguished by a long bill with a deep one of these hanging from the underside.

a pouch.

4: This popular cage bird whose name starts with "bull" can learn simple tunes.

a finch (bullfinch).

5: Some think this proud bird's feathers are unlucky because the spots on them resemble an evil eye.

a peacock.
Round 4. Category: Tech Company Names
1: Groupon cofounder Andrew Mason explained, "It's short for" these 2 words.

group and coupon.

2: This web-based e-mail service got its name by adding some vowels to "HTML".

Hotmail.

3: A vendor for this Neil Clark Warren website suggested its name, reflecting its users' search online for compatibility.

eHarmony.

4: The "PE" at the end of this service around since 2003 stands for peer-to-peer.

Skype.

5: It got its name by removing the first 3 letters from the name of the horse that Bellerophon tried to fly to heaven.

Asus.
Round 5. Category: That'S Just Nuts!
1: Mount Olympus was said to have many trees bearing this nut; no word if the gods had them "roasting on an open fire".

chestnuts.

2: When shaken, the kernel of this 5-letter nut of the walnut family should not rattle but should go into a delicious pie.

pecan.

3: Hawaii is the USA's largest exporter of these nuts native to Australia and crazy high in fat content.

macadamias.

4: This kidney-shaped nut grows out from the bottom of the same-named apple...gesundheit!.

cashew.

5: Cultivated in California and Iran, it has a hard, tan shell, enclosing a pale, green nut.

pistachios.
Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
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October 21, 2023Episode 983 - Killer musicals - The white stuff - 20th century america - Play adjectives - Non-traditional actors
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 983, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Killer Musicals
1: As act one of this musical draws to a close, the lookout says, "Dear mother of God -- iceberg right ahead!".

Titanic.

2: "The Capeman", this songwriter's musical about a killer, opened to protests, not to "Sounds of Silence".

Paul Simon.

3: The Richard Rodgers musical "Rex" starred Nicol Williamson as this king who made some women lose their heads.

Henry VIII.

4: In a 1966 musical, Beauregard Jackson Pickett Burnside, husband of this title "Auntie", falls off an Alp.

Auntie Mame.

5: The murder mystery musical "Something's Afoot" parodies the plot of this author's "Ten Little Indians".

Agatha Christie.
Round 2. Category: The White Stuff
1: Peregrine White was born aboard this ship in November 1620, Pilgrim.

the Mayflower.

2: For 21 minutes on June 3, 1965 astronaut Ed White achieved this American first as part of the Gemini 4 mission.

space walk.

3: In the Grimm Brothers' version of the story. the evil queen uses a tight-fitting bodice to try and kill this woman.

Snow White.

4: Get some color in your cheeks and ride a brown cow through the city of Whitehorse, the capital of this Canadian territory.

the Yukon.

5: The glistening dunes of this New Mexico National Monument are actually miles and miles of gypsum.

White Sands.
Round 3. Category: 20Th Century America
1: In July 1976 this mystery ailment killed 29 people at a Philadelphia convention.

Legionnaires' disease.

2: The Wrigleys of chewing gum fame were stuck on this baseball team for over 60 years until selling it in 1981.

Chicago Cubs.

3: On September 8, 1935 this Louisiana senator was shot by Dr. Carl Weiss in Baton Rouge.

Huey Long.

4: Norman Bel Geddes, father of actress Barbara, created the Futurama exhibit for this event that began in 1939.

the New York World's Fair.

5: Section 1 of the 18th amendment, the only one ever repealed, ends, "is hereby" this verb.

prohibited.
Round 4. Category: Play Adjectives
1: Neil Simon's "blank in Yonkers".

Lost.

2: Noel Coward's "blank Lives".

Private.

3: Eugene O'Neill's "The blank Ape".

Hairy.

4: Leonard Gershe's "Butterflies are blank".

Free.

5: Edward Albee's "A blank Balance".

Delicate.
Round 5. Category: Non-Traditional Actors
1: In 2016 Todd Bridges said the late Nancy Reagan's part on this show helped him through his own drug problems.

Diff'rent Strokes.

2: This 2nd man on the Moon, after Homer Simpson caused a potato chip mess in space: "Careful! They're ruffled!".

Buzz Aldrin.

3: We respect that in "Back to School", this comic didn't understand Vonnegut's books, so he had Kurt stop by in a cameo.

Rodney Dangerfield.

4: Offscreen on "Futurama", this theoretical physicist says, "There he is. Seize him".

(Stephen) Hawking.

5: (Hi, I'm Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan.) I made my acting debut in 2014, ordering Annie and Abed around as the host of a VCR game called "Pile of Bullets" on this NBC sitcom that also starred my old pal Jonathan Banks.

Community.
Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
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